I appreciate the appropriations from the Congress last year, relative to helping us do our job in the oceans of America.
That's been a broken promise to America.
I see it as a squeeze budget, with some tough choices and some very painful cuts.
It supports job creation through conservation and tourism.
My hope is that we're going to be able to do that with respect to the sage grouse.
It is part of our tourism and job creation strategy that comes through conservation.
This budget foresees that there will be a downsizing of an additional 591 FTE within the Department of the Interior.
It's job creation and energy, both in the conventional energy, as well as renewable energy.
Not cuts that I would like to see, frankly, but given the tough budget times, these are things that we've had to do.
I think you have your finger on what is one of the most important issues for us in 11 States in the West.
the principle that we have followed, and we will follow in looking at these royalty rates, including the onshore royalty rates, is the princ...